Tobacco and alcohol use is legal in the U.S. and arguably causes more illness and death than marijuana use, yet marijuana is illegal in most states and restricted to medical purposes in others. Many feel that the substance in undeserving of this seemingly arbitrary prohibition. Source

Awareness of the dangers posed by asbestos is becoming increasingly widespread courtesy of initiatives and campaigns by the HSE. The majority of these campaigns are however aimed primarily at trades-people who run a high risk of encountering the substance during the course of their day to day work. With the hope of drawing attention to […]

This info graphic shows the immense threat of the Swine Flu compared to other manners of death. Today’s the 300th day of the year 2009, so I used the numbers of deaths on the Poodwaddle’s World Clock (which uses the death stats of the official WHO data and statistics) for a quick comparison. The number […]

Ever since the Twin Towers fell, the United States has been at war. The costs of that decade of conflict have been unimaginably high: trillions of dollars spent, hundreds of thousands of lives lost. The numbers are almost too big to grasp, let alone quantify. Source

Stroke causes damage to the brain, and is the third most common cause of death in the UK. This infographic pulls together stats on how much impact stroke has on the UK, based on information from stroke.org.uk. Source